It is with profound sadness that I write to tell you of my father’s passing. Lon T. Palmer, age 79. Beloved husband of 56 years to Roberta Boyer Palmer, devoted father to sons Jason and Shelly Palmer and his wife, Debbie, adoring grandfather of Brent and Jared Palmer and Alexis and Andrew Zinberg and great-grandfather Continue Reading →
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“Television is no gimmick, and nobody will ever be elected to major office again without presenting themselves well on it.” -Television producer and Nixon campaign consultant, Roger Ailes, 1968 When Barack Obama purchased nearly $4 million dollars worth of Primetime to convey a 30-minute message, what was he trying to accomplish? He admitted it was Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. IBM reports that its third quarter net income is up 20% over this time last year. International Business Machine’s took in $2.8 billion in the third quarter, proving that its market of large corporations and government agencies is intact while Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on PANDORA’s lifespan and how the record industry will ultimately kill webcasting with high royalty rates. ELECTRONIC ARTS (NASD: ERTS) will not extend its bid to acquire TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE (NASD: TTWO) for the sixth time. After learning Continue Reading →
DISH Networks Q2 profits were up. Unfortunately, 25,000 subscribers went missing. The company blamed the drop in subs on weak economic conditions, aggressive promotional offerings by their competition, the heavy marketing of HD service by their competition, the growth of fiber-based pay TV providers, signal theft and other forms of fraud, and operational inefficiencies at Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary “Senator Ted ‘Tubes’ Stevens Indictment is Appropriate Metaphor for U.S. Communication Power Shift” on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on TIME WARNER’s decision to spin off AOL. VERIZON is beginning to bring web video to the television Continue Reading →
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska is facing a seven-count indictment accusing him of accepting more than $250,000 in unreported gifts. The Washington Post reported that many Alaskans "greeted the news of Stevens's indictment on corruption charges as if they were condemned to a pauper's death, fearful that they will no longer be able to depend on the largess of "Uncle Ted." Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s open letter to Senator Barack Obama entitled “Please Don’t Trade Space Exploration For Education” on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on GOOGLE’s (NASD: GOOG) Android mobile platform, which has been pushed back to a fourth quarter release. MICROSOFT Continue Reading →
“The early education plan will be paid for by delaying the NASA Constellation Program for five years …” So opines a document entitled, “Barack Obama’s Plan For Life Success Through Education.” This is not a new thought. The Obama Camp has been saying this for a while, but it just became the focus of an Continue Reading →
I’m not sure what I expected to find here. I haven’t been to this part of China since the early 90’s. Unlike Shenzhen, which is a brand new city, Beijing has a rich history and it is very, very old. But it doesn’t feel old – every other building is under construction, there are public Continue Reading →